Fragment, Medium: silk, metal thread Technique: damassé foundation (8 harness satin plus plain weave). Satin patterned by floats of discontinuous supplementary wefts, Fragment of a pattern of two alternating verticals: architectural motifs, ornamental garden-like buildings, and flowers. Two lances from the top of a building in each row create a loose diamond lattic. Two level patterns; gold and muted colors on an ivory damassé background., France, late 17th century, woven textiles, Fragment

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